Strength

Muscles and physical power.

Strength is an Ability Score and the primary ability of Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin.

Strength affects your Athletics skill and Attack Rolls so you become better at melee combat. It also determines how far you can jump, how much you can carry and how far you can shove (possibly based on Athletics).

Strength Modifier Chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Strength Scores and Modifiers

Score	Modifier	Jump Distance	Carrying Capacity
1	- 5
2 - 3	- 4
4 - 5	- 3
6 - 7	- 2
8 - 9	- 1	4.5 m / 15 ft	80-90 kg / 160-180 lbs
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100-110 kg / 200-220 lbs
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120-130 kg / 240-260 lbs
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140-150 kg / 280-300 lbs
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160-170 kg / 320-340 lbs
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180-190 kg / 360-380 lbs
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200-210 kg / 400-420 lbs
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220-230 kg / 440-460 lbs
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240-250 kg / 480-500 lbs
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260-270 kg / 520-540 lbs
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280-290 kg / 560-580 lbs
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300 kg / 600 lbs

Exceeding 70% of carrying capacity results in becoming Encumbered, and exceeding 90% results in becoming Heavily Encumbered.

 Encumbered

• Carrying too much weight.
• Movement Speed reduced by 3 m / 10 ft, and Jump distance is halved.

 Heavily Encumbered

• Carrying far too much weight.
• Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.